Chapter 982: Resolving Doubts, The Truth

Chapter 982: Chapter 982: Resolving Doubts, The Truth

"White Saint! White Saint..."

Shen Mo murmured, ceaselessly chanting the name of the White Saint!

The Qing Sheng Yuang Jun Law Body smirked and said, "Young one, don’t waste your effort. Many years ago, this stone spirit was severely injured and left for dead by us, falling into the Death Ghost Realm, long since devoid of bones. No matter how you chant its name, it will not respond!"

"Guan once told me that before her master’s fall, the White Saint had already vanished without a trace, life and death unknown... so it was actually cast into the Death Ghost Realm."

While Shen Mo felt regret, he also once again sensed the terror of the remnants of the old era. He knew two Heavenly Immortals; Senior Guanzhu was killed by the Qing Sheng Yuang Jun and others, her corpse divided into millions of pieces and buried in the cultivation world, and the White Saint was beaten to near death by them and eventually fell into the Death Ghost Realm.

Surely, countless True Immortals over the years have met tragic ends at the hands of the leftover evil of the old era!

"Qing Sheng lady, why do people like you with such vast skills not cultivate properly, but instead oppose this universe world? I’ve sensed great terror and extinction from the remnants of your origin power. Is it because the Great Path of the old era, the path you once pursued, has perished, leaving you only to elevate your cultivation level through seizing the Immortal Path?" Shen Mo glanced at the ancient towering tree before asking his suspicion.

The Yuan Monarch Law Body remained silent for a long time, then swayed its leaves, calmly replying, "Since you already know the reason, why ask further?"

"With the end of the old era, our generation has no place to stand in this universe world. To stay alive, to pursue the Great Path, what actions are off-limits?"

"But perhaps it’s for the best... In your eyes, we may be madmen who will stop at nothing to pursue the Great Path, a bunch of pitiful creatures abandoned by the new era, yet we live more carefree and freely than you! To reach higher Dao Realms, one need only prove themselves, regardless of whether this universe world agrees."

"Those like the White Saint and the Empyrean Fairy, even if they received the heavenly book and became Heavenly Immortals, were merely dogs bound by the Immortal Path with iron chains!"

Before the Yuan Monarch Law Body finished speaking, the sky above Shen Mo’s head shimmered with phantasmal lights, revealing Guan Ling’s figure.

Negotiating and seeking the Dao from a leftover evil of the old era, Shen Mo naturally had to make full preparations; besides keeping Fearless and [Chanjue] Destiny constantly active, he secretly maintained contact with Guan Ling through the phantom of Death Jaw, to avoid having his mind influenced by the Qing Sheng Yuang Jun Law Body, twisting his own understanding of the Great Path!

As soon as Guan Ling’s figure appeared, her eyebrows rose, and she angrily rebuked the Yuan Monarch Law Body: "Old demon crone, what nonsense are you barking? What qualifications do a wicked demon like you have to comment on my master..."

Pointing at the towering ancient tree, she unleashed a torrent of curses, leaving Shen Mo somewhat dumbfounded. He had known Guan Ling for years and had never seen her lose composure like this. Yet, the Qing Sheng Yuang Jun Law Body fell into silence, making no retort, not because it was left speechless by the tirade, but clearly out of disdain to argue with Guan Ling!

Knowing he could no longer extract anything from the Yuan Monarch Law Body, Shen Mo activated the Stars Circulation Array, once again sealing and suppressing her.

...

"Fellow Guan, is Senior Guanzhu really the Empyrean Fairy?"

Within the simple grass hut, the two sat across from each other. Guan Ling had already regained her usual composed demeanor. Upon hearing Shen Mo’s inquiry, she nodded slightly: "Indeed, my master’s name was Yang Jingmu, originally without any Dao title or honor. Later, upon achieving True Immortal status, she was recognized by the universe world and granted the title ’Empyrean Fairy!’"

Shen Mo understood in his heart. No wonder Guan Ling was so furious when the Yuan Monarch Law Body called the White Saint and Empyrean Fairy dogs of the Immortal Path.

However, the Yuan Monarch Law Body’s statement was not entirely without merit.

Guangyuan Zi did not wish to guard the Heavenly Gateway, yet upon achieving Divinity had no choice but to go. People like the White Saint and Empyrean Fairy among the Heavenly Immortals had to guard the gateway against the remnants of the old era, ultimately meeting a tragic end. As for Shen Mo himself, if he were to cultivate step-by-step, although he could achieve True Immortal, he would only stop at the third-level Earth Immortal... These circumstances could hardly be separated from the "will of heaven and earth" of the universe world!

"Qingyun, don’t listen to that old demon’s nonsense. Following the Immortal Path and achieving True Immortal does not mean being controlled by the Immortal Path. If you follow those remnants of the old era, you will truly be beyond redemption!" Seeing through some of Shen Mo’s thoughts, Guan Ling couldn’t help but advise.

"Please, fellow Guan, reveal all the truths to me!" Shen Mo stood up and gave a solemn bow to Guan Ling.

In the past, Guan Ling felt his cultivation level was inadequate, fearing that revealing too much might damage his Path Heart, so many things were only mentioned briefly. Now Shen Mo was already nearing late-stage Formless, preparing to become a True Immortal. If doubts persisted in his mind, he might not even pass the Immortal Tribulation!

"Very well!"

Guan Ling motioned for Shen Mo to sit down, personally brewing a pot of high-grade spiritual tea, recounting to him what she knew while they drank.

Shen Mo’s speculation was not far off, just not as comprehensive as Guan Ling’s knowledge...

The end of the old era was a predetermined tribulation, known by those aware of the truth as Yuan Xiao Jie, and the new era birthed the universe, also known as the Divinity Era!

All remnants of the old era were survivors under the Yuan Xiao Jie. Their Dao perished along with the tribulation, naturally unwilling for their era to end, unwilling for their Great Path to die, to follow the old era into the grave.

Thus, when the universe first emerged, they tampered with it, causing the Immortal Path to be inherently imperfect upon its inception, with no new Dao Realm beyond the Empyrean Realm.

Meanwhile, these remnants of the old era gained an opportunity to breathe, able to use their own methods to stealthily reside within the universe, drawing nutrients from the Immortal Path, continuing to exist and grow stronger!

Their ultimate goal was to completely seize the fruits of the Divinity Era; macroscopically to entirely control the Immortal Path, microscopically to cultivate individually to the peak of the Immortal Path, stepping into the legendary Ninth Realm.

This process is akin to the old dynasty being overthrown and the new dynasty emerging, yet the prominent figures of the old dynasty did not die out. Through various means, they caused operational flaws in the new dynasty, changing identities to re-enter the new dynasty, aiming to completely take over everything of the new dynasty.

But things are far from simple. Over countless years, innumerable Immortals have been born and fallen, merging body with Dao, gradually repairing the flawed Immortal Path, extending the subsequent Dao Realms of the Immortal Path.

Meanwhile, the will of those fallen, merging body with Dao, severely interfered with the "will of heaven and earth" of the Immortal Path universe, making the Immortal Path no longer carefree and free, with only minor impact at lower cultivation levels, but increasingly constrained by the universe world as cultivation level rises!